Reason 206 of why I love NY š¤£. What started off as a quick doodle on an abandoned door became one of the most wholesome NYC interactions with my art. And a pedestrian still found time to catch a stray from this man. NY BRO š¤£š¤£šš¾š½
Unveiling my newest mural for Front Street Walls 2025 at 1601 North Front Street, Philadelphia.
āSelf-Possessionā (2025)
This mural presents a young boy in armor, painting his own likenessāa meditation on self-definition and legacy. By giving himself a portrait, the child asserts agency over how he is seen, rejecting narratives imposed from outside. Behind him, the familiar rowhomes of Philadelphia root the work in community, while my signature blue-skinned figures and skeletal motifs expand the scene into myth and memory. Created for Front Street Walls 2025, the piece speaks to survival, imagination, and the radical act of seeing oneself with reverence.
Assisted by: @postedwithgrace and @m.scooot .
Curated by @ConradBenner (@StreetsDeptWalls ) with @MuralArts and CookNSolo, Front Street Walls is a rotating mural project that uplifts emerging Philly muralists. Each work remains for two years before transforming againāso youāve got until 2027 to see it in person
I just partnered with @jdsportsus and @nike on my newest edition of IN-STUDIO NOTES ā Nike Inferno Edition.
Some ideas come from stillness.
Some come from movement.
Painting outside has always shifted the way I see things, the pace, the textures, the unpredictability of the city. A lot of my work starts there before it ever reaches a studio.
I found an abandoned building in Philadelphia with no roof or ceiling, and for a moment it became my studio.
Shot in the Nike Inferno collection.
@jdsportsus@nike
Picked up two silver medals at ISKF Eastcoast Nationals.. in Shotokan Karate. Of course Iām trying to get that gold so canāt wait to compete again. My training goes way past just the dojoā¦ I have implemented a strict calisthenics and weight training routine. It builds my muscle endurance and completely changed me physically and mentally. One of my best decisions was getting back into Karate since I stopped as a kid. But like I saidā¦ Iām onto that Gold medal!!! š„š„š„
Iām at it again on the @instudioarchive YouTubeā¦ talkin while I paint.
I thought YouTube was ass at first, but the more I started researching and understanding the community and how supportive it actually is, I decided to dedicate real time to documenting my process in motion.
Iāve learned people like the story of the piece just as much as the piece. And the Gemini in me doesnāt mind talking, so I doubled down on creating a platform for people like me who really nerd out on art, music, forms, colors, and new technology.
Iām back with @instudioarchive ās YouTube discussing my impulsiveness in painting over all my old shit and starting fresh! IN-Studio TV is my art and event based platform dedicated to the conversation we all have behind art.
Gianni Lee is a visual artist and musician based in Philadelphia. A self-described āmulti-hyphenate creator,ā his work spans fine art and street art, drawing from his environment and pop culture to build narratives of belonging.
His clothing line, Babylon Cartel, has been worn by Rihanna, Young Thug, and Willow Smith.
A winner of the VFiles x Def Jam DJ Championship, Gianniās art and sound have earned him national recognition.
Catch him spinning at THE OTHER SIDE OF SOUND ā secure your tickets now via link in bio!
I threw a wheatpaste up on this wall so I could keep my interactions in the streets to a minimum. Cops just lock you up for anything and I aināt tryna go back to jail for street art. Unfortunately , somebody took my original wheat-paste off the wall. So now yall forcing me back in the streets. šš¤” via @beautificationcommittee / @giannileestudio
Work in progress.
This piece began in acrylic as an underpainting, but the surface asked for more depth. After letting it cure, I returned with oil for the skin tonesāand thatās when the painting opened up. It really popped nowā¦ canāt wait to finish this.
